Smithfield council adopts updated general plan after two‑year review

The Smithfield City Council on May 13 adopted the updated general plan after more than two years of drafting and community input. Quinn Dance of JEB/JUB Engineers presented a brief overview and said the transportation master plan will be presented separately when finalized.

Dance told the council the transportation work is more data driven — traffic counts, roadway classifications (local, collector, arterial) and coordination with adjacent planning organizations — and that staff anticipates presenting the transportation master plan within about a month. Lisonbee Brecken of JUB reviewed revisions requested during previous reviews and said the packet included a summary of changes and a detailed reference for how those revisions were implemented.

Several councilmembers praised the multi‑year effort and the advisory group's work. One councilmember noted and corrected an earlier online link error in the water use and conservation plan that had displayed the wrong year; staff confirmed the adopted plan uses the correct year (2065) in the referenced section.

The motion to adopt the general plan carried by unanimous roll call.

Why it matters: A general plan guides land use, transportation and capital priorities for the coming decades; the adopted document sets policy direction for growth, and future detailed master plans (such as the transportation plan) will implement technical elements of that direction.

Next steps: Staff will continue work on the transportation master plan and return with additional implementation steps and any map or wording changes that require commission or council review.